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【題目】vocabulary

NEW YORK (Reuters) — U.S. factories shrugged off weakness in the global economy in November as manufacturing activity rose to its highest level in five months, a fresh sign the 【1】 economy was accelerating.

Recent data on consumer spending and private-sector job creation has also boosted optimism on the pace of growth.

“The economy seems finally to be 【2】real momentum,” said Ian Shepherdson, an economist at High Frequency Economics in Valhalla, New York.

Also pointing to growth, automakers reported U.S. sales rose 13.9 percent in November from a year earlier, Autodata Corp said.

The Institute for Supply Management said on Thursday its index of national factory activity rose to 52.7 from 50.8 the month before, beating analysts’ expectations and showing the sector continues to 【3】.

The added momentum, also apparent in the report’s details, reduces the chances the U.S. economy will slip into a new recession, even with an expected contraction in the euro zone.

Compared to a dismal first half of the year, the pace of U.S. growth more than 【4】in the third quarter to a 2 percent 【5】 rate. While that remains subpar, economists believe activity will 【6】 even stronger in the final three months of the year.

The ISM 【7】 of new orders rose to its highest level since April, and the export index also improved, although modestly.

“That should keep some momentum going,” said Sean Incremona, an economist at 4Cast in New York. “It is good to see things are not getting worse now.”

Much of the 【8】 of the world, however, is getting worse, especially in Europe where policy-makers are fighting a raging sovereign debt crisis.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】G

【2】B

【3】A

【4】I

【5】E

【6】H

【7】D

【8】C

【解析】

本文為一篇說(shuō)明文，介紹了美國(guó)國(guó)內(nèi)經(jīng)濟(jì)增長(zhǎng)的新跡象。

【1】考查形容詞。句意：去年十一月，制造業(yè)活動(dòng)升至五個(gè)月來(lái)最高水平，美國(guó)工廠(chǎng)擺脫了全球經(jīng)濟(jì)疲弱的影響，這是美國(guó)國(guó)內(nèi)經(jīng)濟(jì)加速增長(zhǎng)的新跡象。domestic economy意為“國(guó)內(nèi)經(jīng)濟(jì)”。故填G。

【2】考查現(xiàn)在分詞。句意：經(jīng)濟(jì)似乎終于有了真正的發(fā)展勢(shì)頭�，F(xiàn)在正有發(fā)展勢(shì)頭，用現(xiàn)在分詞表示正在進(jìn)行。故填B。

【3】考查動(dòng)詞。句意：顯示該行業(yè)繼續(xù)擴(kuò)張。continue to do sth.意為“繼續(xù)做某事”，根據(jù)上文its index of national factory activity rose to 52.7 from 50.8 the month before可知，是講經(jīng)濟(jì)正在擴(kuò)張，全國(guó)工廠(chǎng)活動(dòng)指數(shù)從上個(gè)月的50.8升至52.7，expand意為“擴(kuò)張”，故填A。

【4】考查過(guò)去分詞。句意：與上半年的慘淡相比，美國(guó)第三季度的增長(zhǎng)速度翻了一番多，達(dá)到了2%的年增長(zhǎng)率。doubled意為“兩倍”，根據(jù)語(yǔ)境，增長(zhǎng)速度是翻倍了。故填I。

【5】考查形容詞。句意：與上半年的慘淡相比，美國(guó)第三季度的增長(zhǎng)速度翻了一番多，達(dá)到了2%的年增長(zhǎng)率。前一句話(huà)提到與上半年相比，可知這個(gè)增長(zhǎng)率是年增長(zhǎng)率。故填E。

【6】考查動(dòng)詞。句意：盡管這一數(shù)字仍不高，但經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)家認(rèn)為，今年最后三個(gè)月的經(jīng)濟(jì)活動(dòng)將更加強(qiáng)勁。前文的activity指的活動(dòng)，它會(huì)“證明”經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)家的觀(guān)點(diǎn)。故填H。

【7】考查名詞。句意：新訂單的ISM指數(shù)升至4月份以來(lái)的最高水平，出口指數(shù)也有所改善，不過(guò)幅度不大。后文提到增長(zhǎng)幅度，可知其為某一指數(shù)。故填D。

【8】考查名詞。句意：然而，世界其他許多地區(qū)的情況正在惡化，特別是在歐洲，決策者們正在與肆虐的主權(quán)債務(wù)危機(jī)作斗爭(zhēng)。the rest of…意為“剩下的”，這里指世界其他許多地區(qū)，故填C。